Browsing School of Economics by Subject "I38"

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Choosing to become a ‘lost cause’ : the perverse effects of benefit preconditions

Farrell, Lisa ; Frijters, Paul (Oxford University Press, 2008)

This paper argues that preconditions for welfare benefit entitlements based on labour market prospects can be counterproductive when they create an incentive for individuals to abstain from any investment earlier in life ...
How tight are safety-nets in Nordic countries? : evidence from Finnish register data

Bargain, Olivier ; Immervoll, Herwig ; Viitamäki, Heikki (University College Dublin; School of EconomicsUCD Geary Institute, 2007-08)

The non take-up of social assistance benefits due to claim costs may seriously limit the anti-poverty effect of these programs. Yet, available evidence is fragmented and mostly relies on interview-based data, potentially ...
No claim, no pain - measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data

Bargain, Olivier ; Immervoll, Herwig ; Viitamäki, Heikki (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2009-12)

The main objectives of social assistance bene…fits, including poverty alleviation and labor-market or social reintegration, can be seriously compromised if support is difficult to access. While recent studies point to ...